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MA Guarantee
The MA Guarantee is a transfer partnership between MA community colleges and participating four-year colleges and universities. Eligible community college graduates are able to transfer seamlessly - admission guaranteed!
Bay Path University is proud to participate in the MA Guarantee.
Eligibility requirements
- An associate degree from a MA community college
- GPA of 2.0 or higher - BPU's minimum GPA requirement is a 2.0, lower than the 2.5 GPA that the MA Guarantee uses as its threshold
The following Bay Path majors are eligible for the MA Guarantee of accepting 60 transfer credits from an Associate's Degree:
- Business Administration: Online or In person
- Child Psychology: Online or In person
- Counseling Foundations: Online
- Counseling Studies: In person
- Cybersecurity - Digital Forensics and Incident Response: Online
- Cybersecurity - Information Assurance: Online
- Cybersecurity - Risk Management: Online
- Digital Information Design & Society: Online
- Early Childhood Leadership: Online or In person
- Educational Studies (Non-Licensure): Online or In person
- Forensic Psychology: Online or In person
- Foundations of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counseling: Online
- Health Services Administration - Health Sciences: Online
- Human Services & Rehabilitation: Online
- Interdisciplinary Studies: In person
- Integrative Health: In person
- Justice and Forensic Studies: In person
- Leadership & Organizational Studies: Online
- Liberal Studies: Online or In person
- Nursing: Online
- Paralegal Studies: In person
- Psychology: Online or In person
- Public Health: In person
- Special Education: In person
- Youth Development: In person
Because of their academic degree requirements, the following undergraduate degree programs cannot offer the guarantee of accepting all 60 credits of all Massachusetts community colleges' associate degrees. However, these degree programs are aligned with the Mass Transfer general educational foundational core curriculum, to optimize transferability of your courses from community colleges:
Accounting
Biochemistry
Biology
Biology/Secondary Education
Digital Marketing Management
Early Childhood Education Licensure
Elementary Education Licensure
Forensic Science
Health Science
Human Resource Management
Interior Design: Residential & Commercial
Marketing
Medical Science
Neurobiology
Operations Management
Paralegal Studies
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies
Small Business Development
Scholarships for Transfer Students
| Resident & Commuter Students | College GPA/Other Requirements | |
| Presidential Achievement Scholarship | $17,000 | 3.5 and above CGPA |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship | $15,000 | 3.0 - 3.49 CGPA |
| Academic Achievement Scholarship | $12,000 | 2.5 - 2.99 CGPA |
| Distinguished Scholars Award | $10,000 | 2.0 - 2.49 CGPA |
| Transfer Achievement Award | $1,500 | Intended for First-Generation College Students |
| Community College Transfer Award | $1,000 | For transfer students from a Community College |
| Phi Theta Kappa | $1,500 |
Transfer students who are members of Phi Theta Kappa |
Financial Aid Deadlines
After submitting your admission application, you must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to determine your aid eligibility. The University will receive your information directly from FAFSA. The Bay Path University school code is 002122.
Contact Information
Email: explore@baypath.edu
Call: 413-565-1700